When Williams High School’s Christian Miles was told he needed heart surgery to continue playing sports, he admits he doubted if he would play college sports.

That doubt has become reality with Miles heading to Division III Guilford College.

“A lot of people didn’t think I was going to go to college for football, just because the medical condition, so I proved a lot of people wrong from that standpoint,” Miles said Wednesday.

Miles underwent surgery before his junior season for an anomaly pulmonary of the right artery.

Miles, who threw for more than 700 yards and ran for more than 600 this past season, said he’s more than healthy enough to continue playing.

“Damaged goods, that’s what I am and I’ve bounced back from that and I feel 10 times better than before that all happened,” Miles said.

Miles said there won’t be a position change in order, so he’ll stay at quarterback for Guilford. He said some schools told him he’d be better suited playing another position.

“With Guilford, they said whatever spot fits you best, that’s where you’ll play. They said they want me as quarterback,” Miles said. “That was important. I’ll play receiver, but I really want to play quarterback.”